Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Boucher-Walker Home

Butte National Historic Landmark District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 13, 2021

1. Boucher-Walker Home Marker

Inscription. Butte as melting pot is well-chronicled in this Queen Anne style mix of high gables and multi-paned windows. Its appearance is typically English, as is the interior décor, yet it was built by a French native and occupied for much of its life by Irish-Americans. One of the first homes in this addition, it was begun in 1890 and enlarged in 1901 by clothier Frank Boucher. Daughter Hallie married attorney Frank C. Walker in 1914, and this was later home to both families before Walker’s rising career took them to New York. A key aide to Franklin D. Roosevelt in all three terms, Walker was 51st postmaster-general of the United States from 1940 to 1945. He was the first Montanan to serve at cabinet level and during his tenure re-banned James Joyce’s controversial novel Ulysses as obscene. The family retained the home for occasional visits until 1958, under longtime caretaker Daniel Murphy, a former Boucher stock boy, who rose to department manager with the Hennessy Company. The James A. Driscoll family purchased the home in 1968.

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

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in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list.

Location. 46° 0.793′ N, 112° 32.818′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on West Broadway Street near North Alabama Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 727 West Broadway Street, Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country. It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hawke Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Powers Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Renick House (about 300 feet away,

Boucher-Walker Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 13, 2021

2. Boucher-Walker Home and Marker

measured in a direct line); Wynne-Conroy Residence (about 300 feet away); James H. Rowe Residence (about 300 feet away); 803 West Granite (about 300 feet away); 803 West Park (about 300 feet away); 805 West Granite (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butte.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.